Historical Birthday
04 Feb 1494
Francois Rabelais French satirist (Gargantua and Pantagruel) born in La Devinire Touraine Kingdom of France (d. 1553)
04 Feb 1524
Luis de Cames Portugals greatest poet (d. 1580)
04 Feb 1581
Daniel Selich German court composer born in Wittenberg (d. 1626)
04 Feb 1688
Pierre De Marivaux writer (Marianne) born in Paris France
04 Feb 1693
George Lillo bourgeois English dramatist (London Merchant)
04 Feb 1746
Tadeusz Kociuszko Polish Lithuanian and American National hero and general (d. 1817)
04 Feb 1758
Pierre-Gabriel Gardel French ballet dancerchoreographer
04 Feb 1764
Carel H Verhuell DutchFrench vice-admiralminister of Navy
04 Feb 1768
Maurits C van Hall Dutch ruler of Heicop & Boeicop lawyerpolitician
04 Feb 1769
Samuel I Wiselius Dutch lawyerbusinessmanwriter
04 Feb 1799
Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret Portuguese playwright
04 Feb 1802
Mark Hopkins American educatorphilosopher (Williams College)
04 Feb 1805
William H Ainsworth English writer (Old St Pauls Rookwood)
04 Feb 1808
Josef Kajetn Tyl Czech playwright author of the Czech national anthem(d. 1856)
04 Feb 1826
Halbert Eleazer Paine American lawyer and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Chardon Ohio (d. 1905)
04 Feb 1831
Oliver Ames 35th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1895)
04 Feb 1841
Clment Ader French aviation pioneer (d. 1926)
04 Feb 1842
Georg Brandes [Morris Cohen] Danish literary historian and critic
04 Feb 1846
Nikolay Umov Russian physicist and mathematician known for discovering the Umov-Poynting vector and Umov effect born in Simbirsk Russian Empire (d. 1915)
04 Feb 1848
[Francois-Victor-]Jean Aicard Fren playwrightpoet (Jeune Croyances)
04 Feb 1849
Jean Richepin French poetwriter (Les Chansons de Gueux)
04 Feb 1859
Timofei Mikhailov Russian revolutionary member of Narodnaya Volya (d. 1881)
04 Feb 1865
Charles Bally Swiss linguist (Le langage et la vie)
04 Feb 1868
Constance Gore-booth Markiewicy Irish patriotplaywrightMP
04 Feb 1871
Friedrich Ebert German politician 1st Reichsprsident of the Weimar Republic (d. 1925)
04 Feb 1872
Gotse Delchev a great Macedonian revolutionary (d. 1903)
04 Feb 1873
tienne Desmarteau Canadian athlete (d. 1905)
04 Feb 1875
Ludwig Prandtl German physicist (father of aerodynamics)
04 Feb 1881
Kliment J Woroshilov marshalpresident USSR (1953-60)
04 Feb 1884
Julius Callewaert Flemish dominicanbringing up children
04 Feb 1884
Rolland Beaumont cricketer (South African batsman in 5 tests 1912-14)
04 Feb 1885
Cairine Ray Wilson 1st female Canadian senator (appointed) born in Montreal Quebec
04 Feb 1888
Paul Althaus German theologist (The Christian Truth)
04 Feb 1889
Walter Catlett American actor (Climax Front Page Tale of 2 Cities) born in San Francisco California (d. 1960)
04 Feb 1891
Yuri Losmann Estonia marathon runner (Olympic-silver 1920)
04 Feb 1891
Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar Speaker of Lok Sabha (d 1978).
04 Feb 1893
Bernard Rogers American composer (Warrior Marriage of Aude Passion) born in NYC New York
04 Feb 1895
Annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor Dutch historian (Erflaters)
04 Feb 1895
Hanns [Johann] Rauter German SS-lt-generalSS police chief in Neth
04 Feb 1895
Nigel Bruce British actor (Rebecca Suspicion Sherlock Holmes) born in Ensenada Baja California Mexico (d. 1953)
04 Feb 1902
Hartley Shawcross British lawyer and politician (d. 2003)
04 Feb 1903
Edwin Denby Tientsin China US dance criticpoet (Snoring in N)
04 Feb 1903
Frank Howley Brigadier General (Answers for Americans) born in Hampton New York
04 Feb 1904
Herman B. Wiardi Beckman Dutch politician (SDAP)resistance fighter
04 Feb 1904
MacKinlay Kantor Webster City Iowa novelist (Andersonville)
04 Feb 1905
Eddie Foy Jr [Edwin Fitzgerald Jr] American actor (The Pajama Game Fair Exchange) born in New Rochelle New York (d. 1983)
04 Feb 1905
Hylda Baker English comedy actress born in Farnworth Lancashire England (d. 1986)
04 Feb 1906
Clyde William Tombaugh American astronomer (discovered Pluto)
04 Feb 1906
Dietrich Bonhoeffer German theologist (Confessing Church)
04 Feb 1908
Emmanuel Manny Klein American jazz trumpeter born in NYC New York (d. 1994)
04 Feb 1908
Gordon Fraser newscaster (All Star News) born in Lawrence Massachusetts
04 Feb 1909
Kenneth W Howell English Anglican bishop (ChileBoliviaPeru)
04 Feb 1909
Robert Coote British actor (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Scaramouche) born in London England (d. 1982)
04 Feb 1910
Uys Krige South African playwrightnovelist (Orphan of the Desert)
04 Feb 1912
Erich Leinsdorf Austrian-born American conductor born in Vienna Austria (d. 1993)
04 Feb 1912
James Craig [Meador] American actor (Devil & Daniel Webster Cyclops) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 1985)
04 Feb 1912
Ola Skjk Brk Norwegian politician (d. 1999)
04 Feb 1912
Louis-Albert Cardinal Vachon archbishop of Quebec (d. 2006)
04 Feb 1915
William Talman American actor (Crashout The Hitch-Hiker Perry Mason) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1968)
04 Feb 1915
Ray Evans American songwriter with Jay Livingston (d. 2007)
04 Feb 1916
Colin Morris playwrightdocumentary filmmaker
04 Feb 1916
Gavin Buchanan Ewart English poet (Pleasures of the Flesh)
04 Feb 1916
Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha 41st master of the Oveyssi-Shahmaghsoudi Sufi Order (d. 1980)
04 Feb 1918
Ida Lupino Anglo-American actress (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) and director (The Hitch-Hiker) born in London England (d. 1995)
04 Feb 1918
Norman Wisdom comedian (Kraft Music Hall) born in London England
04 Feb 1919
Frank van Klingeren Dutch architect (De Meerpaal Dronten)
04 Feb 1919
Janet Waldo American radio and actress (Judy Jetson Shazzan Penelope Pitstop) born in Yakima Washington (d. 2016)
04 Feb 1920
Derek Worlock English Roman Catholic Archbishop Liverpool born in London (d. 1996)
04 Feb 1922
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Indian classical singer (khayal form of singing bhajans abhangs) born in Ron Karnataka India (d. 1987)
04 Feb 1923
Conrad Bain Canadian actor (Maude Diffrent Strokes) born in Lethbridge Alberta Canada (d. 2013)
04 Feb 1923
Belisario Betancur Colombian politician President of Colombia (1982-86) born in Amag Colombia (d. 2018)
04 Feb 1925
Russell Hoban US childrens book author (Riddley WalkerPilgermann)
04 Feb 1928
Dave Ketchum American actor (Agent 13-Get Smart MASH) born in Quincy Illinois
04 Feb 1929
Paul Burlison rockabilly musician (The Rock N Roll Trio) born in Brownsville Tennessee (d. 2003)
04 Feb 1929
Jerry Adler American actor director and producer (The Sopranos The Good Wife) born in Brooklyn New York
04 Feb 1931
Isabel Martnez de Pern [Maria Martinez] wife of Juan Pern and President of Argentina (1974-76) born in La Rioja Argentina
04 Feb 1932
Ivan Davis Electra Texas pianistwriter (Hunger Corn is Green)
04 Feb 1935
Martti Talvela Hiitola Karelia Finland operatic basso
04 Feb 1935
Wallis Mathias cricketer (1st non-Muslim to play for Pakistan)
04 Feb 1936
Gary Conway actor (Burkes Law Land of the Giants) born in Boston Massachusetts
04 Feb 1936
David Brenner American stand-up comedian and TV talk show host (Nightlife) known as a pioneer of observational comedy born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
04 Feb 1937
Collin Wilcox Highlands NC actor (To Kill a Mocking Bird)
04 Feb 1937
John Devitt Australian swimmer (2 Olympic gold 1956 1960) born in Sydney Australia
04 Feb 1937
Magnar Solberg Norwegian 20K biathalete (Olympic gold 1968 72)
04 Feb 1937
Bill Ham [Billy Mack Ham] American music impresario and manager (ZZ Top) born in Waxahachie Texas (d. 2016)
04 Feb 1938
Joe Beard American blues guitarist (No More Cherry Rose) born in Ashland Mississippi
04 Feb 1940
John Schuck American actor (McMillan & Wife Holmes & Yoyo) born in Boston Massachusetts
04 Feb 1940
George A. Romero American-Canadian director (Night of the Living Dead) born in The Bronx New York (d. 2017)
04 Feb 1940
Theodore Ted Stanley American anesthesiologist and medical entrepreneur (created the fentanyl lollipop) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2017)
04 Feb 1941
John Steel rock drummer (Animals-House of the Rising Sun)
04 Feb 1943
Cheryl Miller Sherman Oaks California actress (Paula-Daktari Born Free)
04 Feb 1943
Alberto Joo Jardim Portuguese president of the regional government of Madeira
04 Feb 1943
Jimmy Johnson American session musician and co-founder of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio born in Sheffield Alabama
04 Feb 1943
Barry Beckett American keyboardist and record producer (David Hood Jimmy Johnson Roger Hawkins) born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 2009)
04 Feb 1944
Daniel Mica American politician (Rep-D-Florida 1979-89) born in Binghamton New York
04 Feb 1944
Florence LaRue Gordon Penn rocker (5th Dimension-One Less Bell)
04 Feb 1946
Mary Meyer American 500m speed skater (Olympic silver 1968)
04 Feb 1947
James Danforth Dan Quayle USA (Sen-R-Ind 44th Vice President 1989-93) born in Indianapolis Indiana
04 Feb 1947
Jeannie Wilson actress (Simon & Simon Stir Crazy) born in Memphis Tennessee
04 Feb 1948
Rakesh Shukla cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982)
04 Feb 1948
Robert Coover novelist (Pricksongs & Descants)
04 Feb 1948
Marguerite Marge Ganser pop singer (The Shangri-Las) born in Queens New York (d. 1996)
04 Feb 1948
Mary Ann Ganser pop singer (The Shangri-Las) born in Queens New York (d. 1970)
04 Feb 1949
Roy Yeager American musician (Atlanta Rhythm Section) born in Greenwood Mississippi
04 Feb 1949
Michael Beck actor (Hans Helms-Holocaust) born in Memphis Tennessee
04 Feb 1950
James Dunn American vocalist (Stylistics) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
04 Feb 1961
Denis Savard Canadian NHL centre (Chicago Blackhawks) named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history born in Pointe Gatineau Canada
04 Feb 1961
Stewart ONan American author (Snow Angels The Names of the Dead) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
04 Feb 1962
Vern Fleming American NBA basketball player (Olympic gold 1984) born in NYC New York
04 Feb 1962
Clint Black American country vocalist (Killin Time A Better Man) born in Long Branch New Jersey
04 Feb 1962
Dan Plesac pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Gary Indiana
04 Feb 1963
Jane Leary Australian golfer (1992 Australian Amateur Champ) born in Sydney New South Wales
04 Feb 1963
Pirmin Zurbriggen Swiss alpine skier (Olympic gold 1988)
04 Feb 1950
Pamela Franklin actress (Satans School for Girls) born in Tokyo Japan
04 Feb 1950
Robert-John Stips rock keyboardistsinger (The Nits)
04 Feb 1952
Jerry Shirley rock drummer (Humble Pie-Hot N Nasty Eat It)
04 Feb 1952
Lisa Eichhorn actress (Cutters Way Yanks) born in Reading Pennsylvania
04 Feb 1953
Svetlana Ulmasova USSR 3K (world title 1978)
04 Feb 1953
Jerome Powell American Chair of the US Federal Reserve (2018-) born in Washington D.C.
04 Feb 1958
Werner Schwab Austrian playwright and artist born in Graz (d. 1994)
04 Feb 1959
Zenani Mandela daughter of Nelson & Winnie Mandela
04 Feb 1960
Pamelyn Ferdin actress (Happy Birthday Wanda June Tool Box Murders)
04 Feb 1960
Tim Booth British singer (Heat The Worlds End) born in Leeds England
04 Feb 1960
Jonathan Larson American composer (Rent) born in White Plains New York (d. 1996)
04 Feb 1963
Tracie Ruiz-Conforto Hawaii sync swimmer (Olympic 2 goldsilver-84 88)
04 Feb 1965
John van Loen Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord San Frecce)
04 Feb 1966
Barry Klein rower (Olympics 1996) born in Grand Rapids Michigan
04 Feb 1968
Kristen Marie actress (Cheryl McKinnon-Another World)
04 Feb 1969
Brad Cornett American baseball pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
04 Feb 1895
[Johann Baptist] Hanns Albin Rauter German SS and Police leader in the occupied Netherlands born in Klagenfurt Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1949)
04 Feb 1915
Norman Wisdom English comedian (Kraft Music Hall Trouble In Store) born in London England (d. 2010)
04 Feb 1930
Jim Loscutoff American basketball forward (NBA champion (1957 5964 Boston Celtics) born in San Francisco California (d. 2015)
04 Feb 1948
Marguerite Marge Ganser American pop singer (The Shangri-Las) born in Queens New York (d. 1996)
04 Feb 1948
Mary Ann Ganser American pop singer (The Shangri-Las) born in Queens New York (d. 1970)
04 Feb 1967
Sergei Grinkov figure skater (Olympic gold pairs 1988 94 World Cship gold pairs 1986-87 89-90) born in Moscow Russia (d. 1995)
04 Feb 1969
Dallas Drake Trail NHL center (Winnipeg Jets)
04 Feb 1969
Joe Sacco Medford NHL right wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks) born in Medford Massachusetts
04 Feb 1842
Georg Brandes [Morris Cohen] Danish literary historian and critic
04 Feb 1875
Raymond Moulaert Belgian pianist and composer born in Brussels Belgian (d. 1962)
04 Feb 1922
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Indian classical singer (khayal form of singing bhajans abhangs) born in Ron Karnataka India (d. 2011)
04 Feb 1931
Isabel Martnez de Pern [Maria Martinez] wife of Juan Pern and President of Argentina (1974-76) born in La Rioja Argentina
04 Feb 1937
Magnar Solberg Norwegian 20K biathlete (Olympic gold 1968 72)
04 Feb 1943
Cheryl Miller American actress (Paula-Daktari Born Free) born in Sherman Oaks California
04 Feb 1943
Jimmy Johnson American session guitarist and co-founder of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio born in Sheffield Alabama (d. 2019)
04 Feb 1948
Tams Wichmann Hungarian sprint canoeist (World Cship gold x 9 Olympic silver C-1 1000m 1972 C-2 1000m 1968 bronze C-1 1000m 1976) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2020)
04 Feb 1951
Dariush Eghbali Iranian singer and musician born in Tehran Iran
04 Feb 1953
Kitar Japanese New Age composer (Thinking of You) born in Toyohashi Japan
04 Feb 1960
Tim Booth British singer (James - Sit Down) born in Bradford West Yorkshire England
04 Feb 1969
Duncan Coutts Canadian bassist (Our Lady Peace)
04 Feb 1805
Georg Andreas Henkel German composer (d. 1871)
04 Feb 1876
Victor Vreuls Belgian composer and musician born in Verviers (d. 1944)
04 Feb 1915
Ray Evans American lyricist with Jay Livingstonborn in Salamanca New York (d. 2007)
04 Feb 1915
Peter Butterworth British actor and comedian (Carry On) born in Bramhall England (d. 1979)
04 Feb 1916
David Vassall Cox British composer (Lillibullero) born in Broadstairs Isle of Thanet England in (d.1997)
04 Feb 1918
Ida Lupino British-American actress (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) and director (The Hitch-Hiker) born in London England (d. 1995)
04 Feb 1928
Dave Ketchum American character actor (Get Smart - Agent 13) and writer (Happy Days The Love Boat) born in Quincy Illinois)
04 Feb 1929
Paul Burlison American rockabilly musician (The Rock N Roll Trio) born in Brownsville Tennessee (d. 2003)
04 Feb 1932
Ivan Davis Jr. American concert pianist and teacher born in ElectraTexas (d. 2018)
04 Feb 1934
Jouko Sakari Linjama Finnish organist and composer born in Kirvu Finland
04 Feb 1935
Wallis Mathias Pakistan cricket batsman (21 Tests first non-Muslim to play for Pakistan) born in Karachi Pakistan (d. 1994)
04 Feb 1937
Bill Ham American music impresario and manager (ZZ Top) born in Waxahachie Texas (d. 2016)
04 Feb 1937
Ann Southam Canadian electronic and classical music and dance composer (Glass Houses Figures The Emerging Ground) born in Winnipeg Manitoba (d. 2010)
04 Feb 1937
Harry Jacobs American football linebacker (AFL All Star 1965 69 AFL Cship 1964 65 Buffalo Bills Boston Patriots NO Saints) born in Canton Illinois (d. 2021)
04 Feb 1941
John Steel British rock drummer (The Animals - House of the Rising Sun) born in Gateshead County Durham England
04 Feb 1941
Mike Deasy American rock and jazz session guitarist born in Los Angeles California
04 Feb 1944
Florence LaRue American pop and R&B vocalist (5th Dimension - Up Up And Away) born in Plainfield New Jersey
04 Feb 1945
John Stubblefield American jazz saxophonist flute and oboe player (Mingus Big Band) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 2005)
04 Feb 1949
Ludger Rmy German harpsichordist conductor (Les Amis de Philippe) and musicologist born in Kalkar Germany (d. 2017)
04 Feb 1950
Phil Ehart American rock drummer and songwriter (Kansas - Point of Know Return) born in Coffeyville Kansas
04 Feb 1952
Jerry Shirley British rock drummer (Humble Pie - Black Coffee) born in Waltham Cross Hertfordshire England
04 Feb 1953
Kitar [Masanori Takahashi] Japanese New Age composer (Thinking of You) born in Toyohashi Japan
04 Feb 1957
Don Davis American trombonist arranger and composer mostly for film (The Matrix) and television (Beauty & The Beast) born in Anaheim California
04 Feb 1960
Tim Booth British rock singer (James - Sit Down) born in Bradford West Yorkshire England
04 Feb 1964
Noodles [Kevin Wasserman] American guitarist (The Offspring) born in Los Angeles California.
04 Feb 1965
Petr Muk Czech new-wave and pop musician and singer-songwriter (Ocen Shalom) born in esk Krumlov Czechoslovakia (d. 2010)
04 Feb 1967
Sergei Grinkov Russian figure skater (with Ekaterina Gordeeva - Pairs World Championship 1986-87 1989-90 Olympic gold 1988 & 94) born in Moscow Russia (d. 1995)
04 Feb 1465
Frans van Brederode Dutch rebel (Hook faction) born in Vianen (d. 1490)
04 Feb 1549
Eustache du Caurroy French renaissance compose born in Gerberoy (d. 1609)
04 Feb 1575
Pierre de Brulle French cardinal and mystic (founded Congregation of the French Oratory) born in Crilly France (d. 1629)
04 Feb 1646
Hans Erasmus Amann Abschatz German poet born in Wrbitz Lower Silesia (d. 1699)
04 Feb 1677
Johann Ludwig Bach German violinist and composer born in Thal Electrorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1731)
04 Feb 1688
Pierre de Marivaux French playwright and novelist (La Vie de Marianne) born in Paris France (d. 1763)
04 Feb 1693
George Lillo English dramatist (The London Merchant) born in London England (d. 1739)
04 Feb 1751
Blas de Laserna Spanish composer (championed traditional Spanish musical forms) born in Corella Navarra (d. 1816)
04 Feb 1758
Pierre-Gabriel Gardel French ballet dancer and choreographer (In LOffrande la Libert) born in Nancy France (d. 1840)
04 Feb 1764
Carel Hendrik Verhuell Dutch-French vice-admiral who served Holland and France (Dutch Minister of the Navy ) born in Doetinchem Dutch Republic (d. 1845)
04 Feb 1767
Franz Volkert Austrian composer for church and theatre born in Friedland (d. 1845)
04 Feb 1769
Samuel Wiselius Dutch lawyer patriot and writer (helped dismantle Dutch East India Co) born in Amsterdam (d. 1845)
04 Feb 1799
Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret Portuguese poet playwright (Frei Lus de Sousa) and statesman born in Porto Portugal (d. 1854)
04 Feb 1802
Mark Hopkins American educator and philosopher (President of Williams College) born in Stockbridge Massachusetts (d. 1887)
04 Feb 1805
William Harrison Ainsworth English writer (Old St Pauls Rookwood) born in Manchester England (d. 1882)
04 Feb 1808
Josef Kajetn Tyl Czech playwright writer and author of the Czech national anthem (Kde domov mj) born in Kutn Hora Bohemia Austrian Empire (d. 1856)
04 Feb 1842
Georg Brandes Danish literary historian and critic (the Modern Breakthrough of Scandinavian literature) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1927)
04 Feb 1848
Jean Aicard French playwright and poet (Jeune Croyances) born in Toulon France (d. 1921)
04 Feb 1849
Jean Richepin French poet and writer (Les Chansons de Gueux) born in Mda French Algeria (d. 1926)
04 Feb 1865
Charles Bally Swiss linguist (Le langage et la vie) born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1947)
04 Feb 1868
Constance Markievicz Irish politician revolutionary and suffragist (1 woman elected to UK House of Commons 1st female cabinet minister in Europe) born in London England (d. 1927) [1]
04 Feb 1875
Ludwig Prandtl German physicist (considered the father of aerodynamics - discovered the boundary layer) born in Freising Germany (d. 1953)
04 Feb 1881
Kliment Voroshilov Russian politician and army officer (Marshal of the Soviet Union President of the Supreme Soviet 1953-60) born in Bakhmut Russian Empire (d. 1969)
04 Feb 1884
Rolland Beaumont South African cricket batsman (5 Tests Transvaal) born in Newcastle Natal South Africa (d. 1958)
04 Feb 1885
Cairine Ray Wilson Canadian politician and diplomat (1st woman appointed to Canadian senate 1930) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1962) [1]
04 Feb 1888
Paul Althaus German theologist (The Christian Truth) born i Obershagen in the Province of Hanover (d. 1966)
04 Feb 1891
Jri Lossmann Estonian marathon runner (Olympic-silver 1920) born in Kabala Governorate of Livonia (d. 1984)
04 Feb 1891
[Madabhushi Ananthasayanam] M. A. Ayyangar Indian politician (Speaker of Lok Sabha Governor of Bihar) born in Thiruchanoor Madras British India (d. 1978)
04 Feb 1892
Ugo Betti Italian judge and playwright (The Fugitive) born in Camerino Italy (d. 1953)
04 Feb 1893
Bernard Rogers American composer (The Warrior Three Japanese Dances To The Fallen) and pedagogue (Eastman School 1929-67) born in NYC New York (d. 1968)
04 Feb 1895
Annie Romein-Verschoor Dutch historian (Erflaters) born in Hatert Netherlands (d. 1978)
04 Feb 1896
Friedrich Glauser German-language Swiss writer (Sergeant Studer detective novels ) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1938)
04 Feb 1897
Ludwig Erhard German politician (CDU as Chancellor of Germany 1963-66 led German economic miracle) born in Frth Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1977)
04 Feb 1902
Manuel lvarez Bravo Mexican pioneering artistic photographer born in Mexico City Mexico (d. 2002) [1]
04 Feb 1903
Alexander Oppenheim British mathematician ( Oppenheim conjecture) born in Salford England (d. 1997)
04 Feb 1903
Edwin Denby American dance critic and poet (Snoring in N Horse Eats Hat) born in Tientsin China (d. 1924)
04 Feb 1903
Frank L. Howley American general (Commander of American sector of Berlin after WWII) born in Hampton New York (d. 1993)
04 Feb 1904
Herman Bernard Wiardi Beckman Dutch politician (SDAP captured and killed at Dachau) born in Nijmegen Netherlands (d. 1945)
04 Feb 1904
MacKinlay Kantor American novelist (Andersonville) born in Webster City Iowa (d. 1977)
04 Feb 1904
Predrag Miloevi Serbian pianist conductor composer (Simfonijeta) and pedagogue borninKnjaevac Serbia (d. 1988)
04 Feb 1906
Clyde Tombaugh American astronomer (discovered Pluto) born in Streator Illinois (d. 1997)
04 Feb 1906
Dietrich Bonhoeffer German pastor theologist and anti-Nazi dissident (Confessing Church) born in Breslau Silesia German Empire (d. 1945)
04 Feb 1908
(Emmanuel) Mannie Klein American swing jazz and session trumpeter (Frank Trumbauer NBC Orchestra) born in New York City (d. 1994)
04 Feb 1909
(Arthur) Artie Bernstein American jazz and session double bassist (The Dorsey Brothers) born in Brooklyn NYC (d. 1964)
04 Feb 1909
Harold Duke Dejan Creole-American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader (Olympia Brass Band) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2002)
04 Feb 1909
Robert Coote British actor (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Scaramouche) born in London England (d. 1982)
04 Feb 1910
Uys Krige South African playwright and novelist (Orphan of the Desert) born in Bontebokskloof Cape Province (d. 1987)
04 Feb 1914
Alfred Andersch German writer (Red Head) born in Munich Germany (d. 1980)
04 Feb 1915
Peter Butterworth British actor and comedian (Carry On) born in Bramhall England (d. 1979)
04 Feb 1916
Colin Morris British playwright and documentary filmmaker (d. 1996)
04 Feb 1916
David Vassall Cox British composer (Lillibullero) born in Broadstairs Isle of Thanet England in (d. 1997)
04 Feb 1916
Gavin Ewart English poet (Pleasures of the Flesh) born in London England (d. 1995)
04 Feb 1917
Aga Yahya Khan Pakistani general and politician (President of Pakistan 1969-71 Bangladesh genocide during his regime) born in Chakwal Punjab British India (d. 1980)
04 Feb 1919
Frank van Klingeren Dutch architect (De Meerpaal Dronten) (d. 1999)
04 Feb 1925
Jutta Hipp German-American jazz pianist and composer born in Leipzig German Weimar Republic (d. 2003)
04 Feb 1925
Russell Hoban American author (Riddley Walker Pilgermann) born in Lansdale Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
04 Feb 1931
Barry Feinstein American portrait photographer and album cover designer (Bob Dylan Peter Paul & Mary Janis Joplin George Harrison) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
04 Feb 1939
Stan Lundine American politician (Rep-D-NY 1976-86 Lieutenant Governor of New York. 1987-94) born in Jamestown New York
04 Feb 1941
Mike Deasy American rock and jazz session guitarist (Beach Boys Monkees Randy Newman) born in Los Angeles California
04 Feb 1943
Cheryl Miller American actress (Daktari - Paula Born Free) born in Sherman Oaks California
04 Feb 1947
Sanford Bishop American politician (Rep-D-Georgia) born in Mobile Alabama
04 Feb 1948
Marguerite Marge Ganser American pop singer (The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack) born in Queens New York (d. 1996)
04 Feb 1948
Mary Ann Ganser American pop singer (The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack) born in Queens New York (d. 1970)
04 Feb 1948
Rod Grams American TV anchor and politician (Senator-R-Minnesota 1995-2001 Rep-R-Minnesota 1993-95) born in Princeton Minnesota (d. 2013)
04 Feb 1950
(Michael) Woody Woodmansey British drummer (David Bowie 1970-73 The Spiders from Mars) born in Driffield England
04 Feb 1950
James Dunn American soul singer (The Stylistics - Betcha by Golly Wow You Make Me Feel Brand New) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
04 Feb 1951
Dariush Eghbali Iranian Persian-pop singer and musician born in Tehran Iran
04 Feb 1957
Philippe Saisse French smooth jazz and session keyboardist composer and record producer born in Marseille France
04 Feb 1959
Tsitsi Dangarembga Zimbabwean writer (Nervous Conditions) and playwright born in Mutoko Southern Rhodesia
04 Feb 1960
Jonathan Larson American theater composer (Rent) born in White Plains New York (d. 1996)
04 Feb 1963
Noodles [Kevin Wasserman] American guitarist (The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)) born in Los Angeles California.
04 Feb 1751
Blas de Laserna Spanish composer (championed traditional Spanish musical forms) born in Corella Navarra (d. 1816)
04 Feb 1764
Carel Hendrik Verhuell Dutch-French vice-admiral who served Holland and France (Dutch Minister of the Navy) born in Doetinchem Dutch Republic (d. 1845)
04 Feb 1805
Andreas Henkel German organist composer and pedagogue born in Fulda Nassau-Orange-Fulda Holy Roman Empire (d. 1871)
04 Feb 1872
Gotse Delchev Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary born in Kukush Ottoman Empire (d. 1903)
04 Feb 1875
Raymond Moulaert Belgian pianist and composer born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1962)
04 Feb 1876
Victor Vreuls Belgian composer and musician born in Verviers Belgium (d. 1944)
04 Feb 1888
Paul Althaus German theologist (The Christian Truth) born in Obershagen Province of Hanover (d. 1966)
04 Feb 1893
Abe Waddington English cricket fast bowler (2 Tests 1 wicket Yorkshire CCC) born in Bradford England (d. 1959)
04 Feb 1893
Bernard Rogers American composer (The Warrior Three Japanese Dances To The Fallen) and pedagogue (Eastman School 1929-67) born in New York City (d. 1968)
04 Feb 1895
Annie Romein-Verschoor Dutch historian and author (Low Countries by the Sea Erflaters - both written with her husband Jan) born in Hatert Netherlands (d. 1978)
04 Feb 1896
Friedrich Glauser German-language Swiss writer (Sergeant Studer detective novels) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1938)
04 Feb 1897
Ludwig Erhard German politician (CDU as Chancellor of Germany 1963-66 led German economic miracle) born in Frth Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1977)
04 Feb 1902
Manuel lvarez Bravo Mexican pioneering artistic photographer born in Mexico City (d. 2002) [1]
04 Feb 1903
Alexander Oppenheim British mathematician (Oppenheim conjecture) born in Salford England (d. 1997)
04 Feb 1903
Catherine Wolfe Donohue American watch dial painter born in LaSalle County Illinois (d. 1938) [1]
04 Feb 1903
Edwin Denby American dance critic and poet (Snoring in N Horse Eats Hat) born in Tientsin China (d. 1924)
04 Feb 1904
Predrag Miloevi Serbian pianist conductor composer (Simfonijeta) and pedagogue born in Knjaevac Serbia (d. 1988)
04 Feb 1910
Uys Krige South African playwright and novelist (Orphan of the Desert) born in Bontebokskloof Cape Province (d. 1987)
04 Feb 1915
Ray Evans American lyricist with Jay Livingston born in Salamanca New York (d. 2007)
04 Feb 1929
Reino Brjesson Swedish soccer midfielder (10 caps FIFA World Cup runner-up 1958 Jonsereds IF IFK Gteborg Norrby IF rgryte IS) born in Partille Sweden (d. 2023)
04 Feb 1933
Toshi Ichiyanagi Japanese avant-garde composer pianist and first husband of Yoko Ono born in Kobe Japan (d. 2022)
04 Feb 1937
John Devitt Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 4x200m freestyle relay 1956 100m freestyle 1960 silver 100m freestyle 1956 International Swimming HOF) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2023)
04 Feb 1938
Donald Riegle American politician (Senator-D-Michigan 1976-95) born in Flint Michigan
04 Feb 1939
Jacques Charlier Belgian artist and sculptor born in Lige Belgium
04 Feb 1942
Johnny Gamble [Frank Rosano] American rockabilly singer (The Classics -Wicked Woman) born in Boston Massachusetts
04 Feb 1944
El Anatsui Ghanaian Sculptor (Bottle-top installations) born in Anyako Ghana
04 Feb 1950
Robert Jan Stips Dutch rock keyboardist songwriter and producer (Golden Earring 1974-80 The Nits 1983-96 & 2003-present) born in The Hague Netherlands
04 Feb 1952
Li Yinhe Chinese sociologist and sexologist born in Beijing China
04 Feb 1952
Lisa Eichhorn American actress (Cutters Way Yanks) born in Reading Pennsylvania
04 Feb 1953
Tatsur Yamashita Japanese soft rock singer-songwriter (Christmas Eve Zutto Issho sa) born in Toshima Tokyo Japan
04 Feb 1962
Alfred Twardecki Polish historian of antiquity born in Warsaw Poland
04 Feb 1962
Dan Plesac American MLB pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Gary Indiana
04 Feb 1962
Michael Riley Canadian actor (Power Play Cube Zero Supervolcano) born in London Ontario
04 Feb 1524
Luis de Cames Portuguese poet considered Portugals greatest most known for The Lusiads (d. 1580) date of birth disputed
04 Feb 1549
Eustache du Caurroy French Renaissance composer born in Gerberoy France (d. 1609)
04 Feb 1581
Daniel Selich German court composer born in Wittenberg Electrorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1626)
04 Feb 1620
Gustaf Bonde Swedish statesman and regent for Charles XI born in Esplunda Sweden (d. 1667)
04 Feb 1677
Johann Ludwig Bach German violinist and composer born in Thal Electrorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1731)
04 Feb 1725
Dru Drury English entomologist born in London (d. 1804)
04 Feb 1751
Blas de Laserna Spanish composer (championed traditional Spanish musical forms) born in Corella Navarra Spain (d. 1816)
04 Feb 1767
Franz Volkert Austrian composer for church and theatre born in Friedland Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1845)
04 Feb 1778
Augustin Pyrame de Candolle Swiss botanist whose Elementary Theory of Botany established a taxonomical system for plants born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1841)
04 Feb 1831
Oliver Ames American politician 35th Governor of Massachusetts (1887-90) born in North Eaton Massachusetts (d. 1895)
04 Feb 1841
Clment Ader French aviation pioneer born in Muret France (d. 1926)
04 Feb 1859
Timofei Mikhailov Russian revolutionary member of Narodnaya Volya who assassinated Tsar Alexander II born in Smolensk Russia (d. 1881)
04 Feb 1881
Fernand Lger French painter sculptor and filmmaker born in Argentan Normandy (d. 1955)
04 Feb 1892
Andreu Nin Catalan revolutionary politician during the Spanish Civil War (P.O.U.M.) and translator born in El Vendrell Spain (d. 1937)
04 Feb 1909
(Arthur) Artie Bernstein American jazz and session double bassist (The Dorsey Brothers) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1964)
04 Feb 1916
Colin Morris British playwright and documentary filmmaker born in Liverpool England (d. 1996)
04 Feb 1916
David Vassall Cox British composer (Lillibullero) born in Broadstairs Isle of Thanet England (d. 1997)
04 Feb 1926
John Hearne Jamaican novelist (Voices under the Window Stranger at the Gate) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1994)
04 Feb 1928
Dave Ketchum American character actor (Get Smart - Agent 13) comedian and screenwriter (Happy Days The Love Boat) born in Quincy Illinois
04 Feb 1929
Jerry Adler American actor theatre director and producer (The Sopranos The Good Wife Rescue Me) born in Brooklyn New York City
04 Feb 1930
Jim Loscutoff American basketball forward (NBA champion 1957 5964 Boston Celtics) born in San Francisco California (d. 2015)
04 Feb 1934
Jouko Linjama Finnish organist and composer (Suomalainen sielunmessu (Finnish Mass for the Dead)) born in Kirvu Finland (d. 2022)
04 Feb 1935
Martti Talvela Finnish operatic bass (Bayreuth 1960-85 Metropolitan Opera 196887) born in Hiitola Finland (d. 1989) [1]
04 Feb 1936
Daan van Golden Dutch sculptor born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 2017)
04 Feb 1937
Collin Wilcox Paxton American actor (To Kill a Mocking Bird) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2009)
04 Feb 1940
Martin Jones British concert pianist born in Witney England
04 Feb 1942
Florence LaRue American pop and R&B vocalist (The 5th Dimension - Up Up And Away AquariusLet the Sunshine In) born in Plainfield New Jersey
04 Feb 1942
Johnny Gamble [Frank Rosano] American rockabilly singer (The Classics - Wicked Woman) born in Boston Massachusetts
04 Feb 1943
Barry Beckett American keyboardist (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section with David Hood Jimmy Johnson Roger Hawkins) and record producer born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 2009)
04 Feb 1943
Ken Thompson American computer scientist who developed UNIX born in New Orleans Louisiana [1]
04 Feb 1948
Marguerite Marge Ganser American pop singer (The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack) born in Queens New York City (d. 1996)
04 Feb 1948
Mary Ann Ganser American pop singer (The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack) born in Queens New York City (d. 1970)
04 Feb 1948
Rakesh Shukla Indian cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982) born in Kanpur India
04 Feb 1948
Robert Coover American writer (Pricksongs & Descants) born in Charles City Iowa
04 Feb 1948
Rod Grams American TV news anchor and politician (Senator-R-Minnesota 1995-2001 Rep-R-Minnesota 1993-95) born in Princeton Minnesota (d. 2013)
04 Feb 1953
Svetlana Ulmasova Soviet long-distance runner (3000m world record 1982) born in Novyye Balykly Russia (2009)
04 Feb 1955
Mikul Dzurinda Slovak politician (Prime Minister 1998-2006) born in Spisk tvrtok Slovakia
04 Feb 1957
Shigeru Ishiba Japanese politician Prime Minister of Japan (2024-) born in Tokyo Japan
04 Feb 1959
Zenani Mandela South African diplomat and daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela born in Soweto South Africa
04 Feb 1960
Pamelyn Ferdin American child actress (Happy Birthday Wanda June THe Odd Couple (TV series) The Tool Box Murders) registered nurse and animal rights activist born in Los Angeles California
04 Feb 1524
Luis de Cames Portuguese poet considered Portugals greatest known for the national epic The Lusiads born in Lisbon Portugal [date of birth disputed] (d. 1580)
04 Feb 1740
Carl Michael Bellman Swedish songwriter composer musician and poet born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1795)
04 Feb 1865
Abe Isoo Japanese Christian socialist politician and Father of Japanese baseball born in Fukuoka Japan (d. 1949)
04 Feb 1892
E. J. Pratt Canadian poet (The Cachalot)and Modernist writer born in Western Bay Newfoundland (d. 1964)
04 Feb 1896
Friedrich Hund German physicist who worked on atoms and molecules (Hunds Law) born in Karlsruhe Germany (d. 1997)
04 Feb 1900
Jacques Prvert French poet and screenwriter of the poetic realist movement born in Neuilly-sur-Seine France (d. 1977)
04 Feb 1902
Hartley Shawcross British lawyer and politician prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials born in Giessen Germany (d. 2003)
04 Feb 1912
Erich Leinsdorf Austrian-American conductor (Boston Symphony 1962-69) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1993) [1]
04 Feb 1912
Louis-Albert Cardinal Vachon Canadian Catholic Archbishop of Quebec born in Saint-Frdric Quebec (d. 2006)
04 Feb 1912
Ola Skjk Brk Norwegian politician who proposed Norway join the EU born in Eidsvoll Norway (d. 1999)
04 Feb 1915
Ray Evans American Academy Award-winning songwriter and lyricist (chiefly with Jay Livingston - Que Ser Ser Silver Bells Mona Lisa To Each His Own theme to Mr. Ed) born in Salamanca New York (d. 2007) [1]
04 Feb 1916
Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha Iranian Sufi master and poet master of the Oveyssi-Shahmaghsoudi Sufi Order born in Tehran Iran (d. 1980)
04 Feb 1918
Luigi Pareyson Italian hermeneutic philosopher and teacher of Umberto Eco born in Piasco Italy (d. 1991)
04 Feb 1927
Arthur Cohn Swiss film producer (One Day in September American Dream) born in Basel Switzerland (d. 2025)
04 Feb 1928
Dave Ketchum American character actor (Get Smart - Agent 13) comedian and screenwriter (Happy Days The Love Boat) born in Quincy Illinois (d. 2025) [1]
04 Feb 1929
Daniel B. Burke American media executive who helped spearhead the acquisition of ABC by Capital Cities born in Albany New York (d. 2011)
04 Feb 1929
Jerry Adler American theatre director and producer and television actor (The Sopranos The Good Wife Rescue Me) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2025) [1]
04 Feb 1930
Borislav Peki Serbian political activist and writer (The Time of Miracles Houses) born in Podgorica Yugoslavia (d. 1992) [1] [2]
04 Feb 1937
Collin Wilcox Paxton American stage and screen actress (To Kill a Mocking Bird) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2009)
04 Feb 1937
David Newman American screenwriter who wrote scripts for Bonnie and Clyde and Superman (1978) born in New York City (d. 2003)
04 Feb 1938
Donald Riegle American politician (Senator-D-Michigan 1976-95) born in Flint Michigan
04 Feb 1938
Joe Beard American blues guitarist and vocalist (No More Cherry Rose) born in Ashland Mississippi
04 Feb 1943
Alberto Joo Jardim Portuguese president of the regional government of Madeira (1978-2015) born in Funchal Portugal
04 Feb 1945
Tony Haygarth British stage and screen actor (Kinvig The Infiltrator) born in Liverpool England (d. 2017)
04 Feb 1949
Michael Beck American actor (The Warriors Holocaust) born in Memphis Tennessee
04 Feb 1951
Patrick Bergin Irish actor (Sleeping with the Enemy Patriot Games) born in Dublin Ireland
04 Feb 1957
Evan Wolfson American attorney and gay rights activist who founded Freedom to Marry born in Brooklyn New York
04 Feb 1958
Tomasz Pacyski Polish science fiction writer born in Warsaw Poland (d. 2005)
04 Feb 1960
Mark Dawson British-American CEO of DRZ Entertainment Group and son of Richard Dawson and Diana Dors born in London
04 Feb 1960
Siobhan Dowd British-Irish writer known for Bog Child born in London (d. 2007)
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